Chelsea rent Armando Broja again. The nineteen-year-old attacker played for Vitesse last season and will play for Southampton next season. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Broja has passed the medical examination the Saints have already been completed and there is an agreement between all parties involved. Southampton trumps the equally interested Udinese with the arrival of Albanian international.
Broja made his Chelsea main squad debut in March 2020 in a league game against Everton. Shortly afterwards, all football in Europe came to a halt due to the corona crisis. The physically strong attacker made the temporary switch to Vitesse a few months later. For the Arnhem club he scored 11 goals in 34 matches in all competitions. Broja reached the final of the TOTO KNVB Cup with Vitesse. The mercenary did not score in the final battle in De Kuip and saw Ajax win 2-1.
After Tino Livramento and Dynel Simeu, Broja becomes the third player to make the switch from Chelsea to Southampton this summer. His arrival cannot be separated from the surprising departure of Danny Ings to Aston Villa. The chances for Broja at Chelsea were limited, all the more so because Romelu Lukaku is about to come over from Internazionale for 115 million euros. Nevertheless, Chelsea seem to see a future in the young Broja.
Last month, the club announced that Broja’s contract has been extended until the summer of 2026. His previous contract expired in mid-2022. “I’m really thrilled to have signed a new contract with Chelsea,” Broja said after signing. “Making my debut in the first team here as a youth player last year was very special. After that I gained very valuable experience at Vitesse. I would like to continue on the chosen path and I am really looking forward to continuing myself at Chelsea I really want to leave my mark on this club in the coming years.”
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